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Zocalo Public Square hosted a forum on the impact of education technology on race and on the American class system. Panelists included Google’s chief education evangelist, the president of A…

Zócalo Public Square hosted a conversation with long-time librarians and educators about the future of traditional libraries in reaction to evolving digital information, technology, and mode…

Julian Bond talked about his life and his civil rights career of more than 50 years since, at the age of 20, he helped found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. He discussed the e…

Panelists talked about the history of the 1965 Hart-Celler Act, which changed U.S. immigration policy from a quota system to one that focused on an immigrant’s skills and family relationship…

Panelists, including ex-convicts and a former prison warden, talked about the large and growing number of people incarcerated in America. They discussed reasons for the large numbers and the…

Panelists talked about the history of incivility in American politics. Among the topics they addressed were partisan political divides, the use of compromise in policy making, contemporary e…

Authors, political scientists, and sociologists talked about the issues that divide and separate Americans. Topics debated include immigration, poverty, and race. Former Supreme Court Justic…

Gregory Rodriguez talked about his book Mongrels, Bastards, Orphans, and Vagabonds: Mexican Immigration and the Future of Race in America, published by Pantheon. In the book he explores the …

Nina Hachigian and Mona Sutphen talked about their book The Next American Century: How the U.S. Can Thrive As Other Powers Rise, published by Simon and Schuster. They maintain that the Unite…

The panelists discussed immigration issues and their impact on the 2008 elections. They responded to audience members' questions. Gregory Rodriguez wrote, Mexican Immigration and the Futu…

Participants talked about the decline of the public good in American society. They focused on the dominance of private interests and money over civic mindedness. They also discussed possible…

The National Immigration Forum held a panel discussion on the impact of immigrant voters on the elections. Panelists noted that immigrant voting tends to align with an issue rather than a pa…